The rise in Covid cases in Ottawa is largely due to the high number of kids and teens testing positive and experts say it isn’t because of the classroom. Parents like Tricia Ross are very concerned about the record number of children and teens testing positive for covid 19 in Ottawa. CHEO’s president and CEO Alex Munter says kids are making up one quarter of new cases - blaming social gatherings and not the classroom. Hockey is back! Tomorrow night the NHL returns and the Sens will play here in Ottawa. But no fans or broadcasters will be allowed to be in the building. How will that change the atmosphere At and game? We talk to Gord Wilson of colour commentator of TSN 1200 joins the Morning rush to talk about the new hockey season. Medical Myth Busting with Dr. Barry Dworkin, should we be wearing our masks outside? Alabama gathered in a crowd of 40-Thousand after winning the college football championship all outdoors and nobody wearing masks, will this be an issue? Two members of the u-s capitol police have been suspended over their conduct during last week's violent insurrection. Ohio democrat congressman Tim Ryan is leading the investigation into any potential role officers may have had in the mayhem. Several gorillas at the San Diego zoo safari park have tested covid-19 positive. It's believed to be the first cases among such primates in captivity. So if you're a trump supporter and you decided it would be a good idea to storm the US capitol last week - well I hope you don't like travelling - because chances are - you're on a no- fly list.  Tripps Clips Gotta Hear This!!  We open the mailbox! Majority of Canadians in recent poll support stricter COVID-19 lockdowns, hefty fines for rulebreakers. We speak to John Wright - Executive Vice President, Public Opinion North America -- Maru/Blue about the recent poll.   The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 6:00 am to 10:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA. 

The positivity rate in Ottawa for the week of Jan. 1 to Jan. 7 was 4.7 per cent, nearly four times the rate in mid-December? Ottawa currently has 31 active institutional outbreaks and eight active community outbreaks. There were 21 institutional outbreaks and four community outbreaks on Dec. 24, 2020. Officials in Quebec say - for the most part - people have been following the new curfew imposed over the weekend. 21 fines were issued on the first night in Gatineau. New restrictions coming from the premier’s office. How severe are these restrictions going to be and will it work? We find out all the fatcs on Medical Myth Busting with Dr. Barry Dworkin. New Covid-19 data is troubling and will have people fall off there chairs? What are these new restrictions from the province? Brian Lilley of The Toronto Sun joins the Morning Rushg to disucss. Gotta Hear This!!! Tipp’s clips has a special message from the former Govenator of California Arnold Schwarzenagger!” Majority of Canadians in recent poll support stricter COVID-19 lockdowns, hefty fines for rulebreakers. We speak to John Wright - Executive Vice President, Public Opinion North America -- Maru/Blue about the recent poll. What are you binge watching? The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 6:00 am to 10:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA. 

The positivity rate in Ottawa for the week of Jan. 1 to Jan. 7 was 4.7 per cent, nearly four times the rate in mid-December? Ottawa currently has 31 active institutional outbreaks and eight active community outbreaks. There were 21 institutional outbreaks and four community outbreaks on Dec. 24, 2020. Officials in Quebec say - for the most part - people have been following the new curfew imposed over the weekend. 21 fines were issued on the first night in Gatineau. New restrictions coming from the premier’s office. How severe are these restrictions going to be and will it work? We find out all the fatcs on Medical Myth Busting with Dr. Barry Dworkin. New Covid-19 data is troubling and will have people fall off there chairs? What are these new restrictions from the province? Brian Lilley of The Toronto Sun joins the Morning Rushg to disucss. Gotta Hear This!!! Tipp’s clips has a special message from the former Govenator of California Arnold Schwarzenagger!” Majority of Canadians in recent poll support stricter COVID-19 lockdowns, hefty fines for rulebreakers. We speak to John Wright - Executive Vice President, Public Opinion North America -- Maru/Blue about the recent poll. What are you binge watching? The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 6:00 am to 10:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA. 

How do the Trump supporters caught on video save their reputation? Also are the Police under fire for the way they handled the situation on the Capital.  The Reputation Rescue with Karen Gordon of Gordon Strategy.  Movie Critic Richard Crouse - this week we look: Pieces of a Woman (In Theatres, on Netflix) Promising Young Woman (in theatres) The Dissident (levelFILM, VOD/Digital) Pop Life with Richard Crouse – Saturday at 8:30pm on CTV News Channel Coronavirus outbreak grows in vaccinated Quebec City care home, expert says it was to be expected. Was the covid outbreak because of the vaccine? Find out the facts on Medical Myth Busting with Dr. Barry Dworkin. Tripps clips gotta hear This!  We open the mailbox! Can Frank win the CFRA Thousand Dollar minute? Return to school delayed and we are completely out of vaccines? Brian Lilley of the Toronto Sun joins the Morning Rush to discuss the latest in Ontario. The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 6:00 am to 10:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA. 

What is going on in the States? Yesterday Pro Trump supporters stormed the Capital building in attempt to stop Biden’s win. At the Rink with Gord Wilson. We are just days away from Hockey season starts, and the NHL announced no preseason games. How will the Sens handle not playing for 10 months? If you have been vaccinated can you still pass on the virus? We find out the facts on Medical Myth Busting with Dr. Barry Dworkin.  Pro Trump supporters broke into the Capital Building attempting to stop Biden’s win, waving  Confederate flags and 4 people where killed. What went wrong with Security in the Capital and how could it of been avoided?  Charles Bordeleau  - former Ottawa police Joins the show to discuss. Can Lyssa win the CFRA Thousand Dollar Minute? Quebec Premier Francois Legault calls it an "electroshock."  He says the pandemic has worsened in recent weeks so he has announced a drastic lockdown for his province until February 8th.  He says there will be a four-week curfew starting Saturday from 8 p-m to 5 a-m.  In addition grocery stores will have to close at 7:30 at night, and people must stay home for all but essential reasons.  Yesterday Legault told Quebecers he knows this will not be easy. Mike Duggan – Gatineau city councillor. Pfizer Game changer? Chief medical Officer of Eastern Ontario says the Pfizer vaccine can be thawd out and still effective for 5 days after. We talk to him on The Morning Rush. The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 6:00 am to 10:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA.   

Ontario's cheif medical officer Dr. David Williams says the province is ramping up capacity. Yesterday was the first day back to online learning in Ontario.  Education minister Stephen Lecce told Newstalk 1010 80% of schools in the province did not report a case of  COVID-19 since class resumed in September. The NHL Training Camps are back! Plus Canada Goes for World Jr Gold Tonight against the US. Devon Levi the Jr A goalie from Carleton Place has tied tournament record for shutouts after a 4-0 win over Russia Last night. South Africa coronavirus variant:  How worried should we be with this new variant and the variant from the UK?  We find out all the facts on Medical Myth busting with Dr. Barry Dworkin. Medical Myth Busting with Dr. Barry Dworkin We open the Mailbox! Health experts urging quicker vaccine rollout we speak to Dr. Colin Furness, an epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto who has been one of the Doctors unhappy with Vaccine rollout.  Good signs saying that Ottawa's covid-19 numbers are looking to have a decline. Not as low as in early December but still a good sign?  We speak to Tyson Graber, co-lead investigator on the wastewater monitoring project. Quebec is going to be heading into a full lockdown and curfew? The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 6:00 am to 10:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA.   

First show of 2021 but it’s different than any other year. Kids are not back in classrooms today, and most officers are still having people work from home. We also talk about the latest news of CFRA Morning Rush Technical Producer Brian Fraser. The latest data shows the US death toll from the virus has passed 350-thousand, which is by far the highest total in the world. Medical Myth Busting with Dr. Barry Dworkin talks about the rise in cases and reports of people traveling down south for vacation. Why aren't people getting the message to stay home?  OPH reports record-high case numbers on Sunday. We speak to Dr. Doug Manuel, an epidemiologist with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. COVIDS case numbers are spiking Dr. Abdu Sharkawy – CTV infection disease expert currently working in the COVID-19 ward at Toronto General Hospital. CFRA Morning Rush Technical Producer Brian Fraser talks to Bill about his most recent decision to stop his treatment.” Bill’s Best Binges. We Open the mailbox! The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 6:00 am to 10:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA.   

Ontario’s Finance Minister Rod Phillips is back in Canada. We check in on what he has to say in regards to his actions.   The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 6:00 am to 10:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA. 

Are you going to stay up to watch the ball drop to ring in 2021 ?? What will you remember most about the year 2020 that was gripped by COVID-19 and the lockdown? We also check in Richard Crouse for the latest movie reviews.   The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 6:00 am to 10:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA. 

The last Morning Rush of 2020. We continue on the topic of the controversial trip Ontario’s Finance Minster Rod Phillips took to the Caribbean. Is he going to be fired???   The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll every weekday from 6:00 am to 10:00 am on News Talk 580 CFRA.